Archive for February 1st, 2023

THERE are currently 1,445 Ukraininan children enrolled in Kerry Schools as of January 31. This is up 72 pupils from 1,373 enrolled by December 22. There are 935 pupils in primary schools and 510 in post-primary in the county. The Department of Education confirmed that, as the end of January, […]

MINISTER for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD has announced €2,350,000 for 27 projects in Kerry under the Active Travel Scheme for walking and cycling infrastructure. The funding in the Tralee area includes €34,000 for Bracker O’Regan Road; €100,000 for works from the canal to town centre and €34,000 for junction upgrades. There’s also grants […]

ST Joseph’s NS in Ballyheigue is the Overall Primary School winner in this year’s Trend Micro ‘What’s Your Story?’ competition. The school’s win will be formally announced on Safer Internet Day, next Tuesday, February 7, but celebrations are already underway at the school. The school has won €500 in prize […]

UISCE Éireann, working in partnership with Kerry County Council, is replacing approximately 3km of old damaged water mains in Fenit, that were prone to frequent bursts and leakage which caused water supply disruptions for customers in the area. The works, which will be carried out by Ward and Burke Construction, […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 30 property sales in the Tralee area in December in transactions fetching a total of €6,796,125. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in December was […]

THE generous students from Presentation Secondary School were delighted to donate over €800 to the Adapt Kerry Women’s refuge on Tuesday. The students created an international cookery book last year packed full of delicious recipes from their home countries including Italy, Germany, Finland and France. All proceeds from the book were […]

CREATIVE Ireland Kerry, at Kerry County Council’s Arts Office, is pleased to announce that applications for the Creative Communities Grants Scheme 2023 are now being accepted. The Creative Ireland Kerry Programme is a collaboration between Creative Ireland and Kerry County Council. The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme 2023–2027 is […]