Archive for March 9th, 2023

A BIT of late notice with this one, but the Spa/Fenit Branch of the Kerry Hospice Foundation are hosting a fundraising table quiz this evening (Thursday). Starting at 8.30pm in The Oyster Tavern, Spa, people are invited to come out and test their general knowledge. Table of four costs just […]

  COLÁISTE Íde, the all-Irish 7 day boarding school for girls situated in the Dingle Peninsula, is holding an Open Day on Saturday, March 25, from 10am to 4pm. The college provides post-primary education to a very high standard to students. Dedicated teachers and staff along with daily supervised study […]

WHETHER you’re an adrenaline junkie, or a rambler who treks off the beaten track, or are on the search for new mindful experiences, there’s something to suit all wanderers at the Wander Wild Festival, Ireland’s great outdoors festival, which returns to Killarney from  March 24th-26th . The unique adventure and wellness […]

A BRIDGE tournament held in Tralee last month has raised funds for charity. The Tralee International Bridge Congress, which was held in The Rose Hotel from February 24-26, has raised €850 for St. Vincent de Paul. SVDP President Paddy Kevane was on hand to collect the cheque yesterday evening from […]

IF you have some great photos taken around Tralee, then you might want to submit them for a photography competition being run by a local café. Entitled ‘Days Like These’, the exhibition, which will be held at Madden’s Cafe on Milk Market Lane, will showcase Tralee through the lens of […]

KERRY projects are to receive over €100,000 in funding from the Built Heritage Investment Scheme. A total of €101,000 being awarded to 15 projects in Kerry, including €14,000 for the ‘mitigation of damp’ at the former Magdalene Laundry at Baile Mhuire, Balloonagh and €4,500 for same at 10 High Street, Tralee. Other […]

THE Kerry Short Film Bursary 2023 is now open for applications! €10,000 will be awarded to the successful team to produce a short drama or documentary film in the county. This Bursary is funded through Kerry County Council Arts Service and the Arts Council of Ireland to support & encourage […]

THE Tankard in Kilfenora was one of the winners in the Munster Regional Finals the 2023 Irish Restaurant Awards which took place in the Strand Hotel, Limerick, last night. Hundreds people attended the regional events on Wednesday evening, where the top establishments in each county were named. The Tankard won […]