Archive for January, 2023

THEY might not have been as successful as last year, but Mercy Mounthawk students were still among the honours at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS in Dublin which took place this week. There were 27 projects from nine Kerry schools at the Exhibition with Mercy […]

DESPITE the wind and rain, there was a very good turnout at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday evening for the opening of an exhibition to celebrate over 40 years of Tralee Art Group (TAG). The fantastic exhibition features 67 works of art from a large number of artists involved in the […]

FOLLOWING last year’s ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’, the students from Mercy Mounthawk will take part in a more modern production on the Siamsa Tíre stage next week. ‘High School Musical’ will take place from Wednesday to Saturday at 8pm nightly, but there’s only a handful of tickets left between […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Birth control or contraception is the use of medicines, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. You can get contraception from most pharmacies in Ireland. Most contraception will need a […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on a mix of film genres on the box tonight… In My Spy (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1), Dave Baustista stars as Special Forces operative turned spy, JJ, tasked with covert surveillance of Kate (Parisa Fitz-Henley), the sister in law of a wanted terrorist. JJ has many […]

KERRY Football Club has welcomed two more players to the senior squad ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division season in five weeks time. Similar to Junior Ankomah and Nathan Gleeson who were announced yesterday, both Cormac Buckley and Cian Brosnan are no strangers to the Kerry FC jersey […]

THE diocese of Kerry is holding their Online Mission from Sunday, January 22 to January 25. The Mission is called ‘Growing in Love’ and offers an opportunity for people to gather in reflection and in prayer, online and in the home. Like the traditional Parish Mission, all are welcome to participate, […]

THE National Lottery confirmed that the winning ticket for Wednesday’s €1 million Lotto Plus 1 top prize was sold at The Country Store on Strand Street in Castlegregory and it’s a local winner. While the National Lottery said yesterday evening, that it was still waiting to hear from the winning ticket holder who […]

LAST year’s All-Ireland football final was the second most watched TV programme in 2022 according to the viewing figures for 2022 released by TAM Ireland/Nielsen Media. The Kerry v Galway decider was watched by 872,300 viewers but it was a distant second to The Late Late Toy Show which garnered […]

A LOTTO player in Co. Kerry has become an overnight millionaire after they won the top prize of €1 million in Wednesday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw. The winning numbers in Wednesday’s (11th January) Lotto Plus 1 draw were: 8, 11, 26, 27, 38, 45 and the bonus was 43. The […]

ARSENAL FC have unveiled new artwork around the outside of Emirates Stadium in London and a local supporters club is represented on one of the banners. Eight pieces of art, each with a different theme, will transform the club’s home in north London as part of a major refurbishment of the […]

A NEW band featuring well-known Radio Kerry DJ and musician has just released their first single. Fake Friends are described as an indie rock duo consisting of Cathal Flaherty from Killarney and Patrick Kelly of Carlow who formed in March 2020.  Cathal had a very successful few years as a […]

KERRY Football Club has welcomed Nathan Gleeson and Junior Ankomah to the senior squad ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division season which begins on February 17 in Mounthawk Park against Cobh Ramblers. Both Nathan and Junior have played four years at underage level for Kerry FC, at both […]

THE weather can only be described as miserable since the start of the year with regular wind and rainfalll warnings issued by Met Éireann. With a rainfall warning coming into effect from 6pm and midnight tonight, a wind warning for the entire country will follow this from 5am on Thursday […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry will re-open all out-patient scheduled appointments and endoscopies on Monday, January 16. Elective procedures and elective surgery will be rescheduled after January 20, with time critical surgeries being accommodated. A statement issued by UHK management says the hospital continues “to be challenged in relation to the surge of […]

LIMERICK native Andy Quaid is the latest player to be signed up by Billy Dennehy ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division season. The defensive midfielder signs for the league’s new boys from Regional United FC of Limerick. Quaid played at this level before, donning his native Limerick FC […]

THE annual Kerins O’Rahillys 10k run and 5k fun run returns at the end of the month and will remember a man who was one of the best volunteers the club has ever had. Held in association with FBD Insurance, this year’s run will honour the memory of Tom Begley who […]

THE Mercy Mounthawk Under 16 girls basketball team are preparing for a All-Ireland Schools Cup final next week. Having overcome Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise in the semi-final back in December after a strong performance, they will play Calasanctius Oranmore in the Under 16A Schools Cup final to be played in the National […]

MET Éireann has issued Status Yellow wind and rain warnings for Kerry at different periods on Wednesday. There will be strong west to southwest winds and spells of rain on Wednesday morning with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h, especially near the coast. The wind warning is valid from 8am […]

THE Department of Transport recently invited interested parties to put forward any opportunities they wish to be considered for inclusion in the upcoming mid-term review of the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. Consideration may be given to reinstating the Public Service Obligation contract on route between Kerry and Dublin Airports as […]

Results Sunday 8th Am Am (4 person Am Am) 1. Conor Foley, Brian Lennon, Kieran O Donnell, Cianan Ferris 58pts 2. Ella Moynihan, Sophie Moynihan, Cliona Murphy, Lucy Grattan 58pts 3. Gorretti O Connor, Jim O Connor, Jim O Donovan, Michael Lawlor 58pts Fixtures Sunday 15th – 4 person Am […]

UNDER 7 FOOTBALL: Boys born in 2016/17/18 will begin their 2023 season on SUNDAY NEXT at 10am in the Mercy Mounthawk Gym. Fáilte roimh chách….everybody welcome. Just come along…and bring a friend, if you wish. Be part of the rolling Rock! PEIL FAOI 9 All boys born in 2014/15 are […]

THE first competition for many in 2023 took place this past Sunday the 8th of January in Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre. The Munster grade D & G closed competition took place here. It was great to see so many Kerry players taking part and of course doing well in […]

WHILE January is a usually a time for social hibernation, there was some unfinished party business for two well-known Tralee companies at the weekend. Lee Strand staff gathered in Lotties at The Ashe Hotel on Saturday night for their Christmas party which was due to be held before Christmas, but […]

A CROATIAN national has put pen to paper and will line out for Kerry FC in the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division Season. Trpimir Vrljicak, who is 22 years old, will play an upfront role for Kerry FC, having signed from Killarney Celtic whom he’s been playing for since he made […]

TRALEE Chamber is planning to bring back Chinese New Year celebrations for the town later this month. They last held a festival to mark the event back in 2020, which proved an entertaining success with parades and events held over the course of two weekends. This year’s Chinese New Year […]

TRALEE came joint 21st out of 40 towns and cities surveyed in the last Irish Business Against Litter League table of 2022. The town was deemed Clean To European Norms in the survey, the results of which were released yesterday. The result, though down from 14th in the June 2022 […]

A NEW principal has been appointed at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee. The Board of Management has announced the appointment of Ms. Mairéad Finucane as the new Principal. She follows on from Ms. Mary Kennelly, who recently retired from the post, and Ms. Chrissie Kelly who was acting principal. Originally […]

CLUB AGM: The Senior Club AGM goes ahead in the Clubrooms on this Sunday (15th Jan) commencing at 1.30pm. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Billy Lee has announced his Management Team for the coming season with two new men coming on board – David Lavin and Brian Morgan – and two more from […]

Annual AGM Our AGM will be held on Saturday 14th Jan 2023 @ 12 noon in Ballyseedy. Looking forward to seeing as many club members as possible on the date.Irish Life Steps Challenge returns!!! That time of year again folks. The Steps Challenge is starting on January 11th and runs till February […]