Archive for March, 2023

A RECENT Cheltenham preview night in Blennerville once again raised funds for a worthy  cause this month. Skelper Quanes traditional night of tips and fun was held in aid of Kerry Hospice this year and raised €1,845 for the organisation. The night of Thursday, March 2, was a huge success as […]

AFTER a first defeat of the league season against Cork on St Patrick’s Day, the Kerry ladies will hope to bounce back this weekend. They face Galway in Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 – Round 7 game on Sunday in Tuam Stadium with a throw in time of 2pm. The Kerry […]

PUPILS from Tralee’s largest primary school had a lovely Confirmation day, despite the wind and showers on Thursday. Smartly-dressed families gathered in Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church and the short ceremonies (around 35 minutes) were celebrated by Fr Padraig Walsh. Mr Kennelly, Mr McSweeney and Ms Foley had their classes […]

IRISH music sensation Hozier has announced a date at the Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney for June 27 this year. Joining Hozier as special guest is Allison Russell. ‘Eat Your Young’ the much anticipated new EP from Hozier, was released last Friday. Tickets priced from €49.90 inclusive go on sale at 9am […]

THERE was little respite from the wind and rain yesterday, as the pupils from Scoil Eoin received the sacrament of Confirmation. Three ceremonies took place at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church in the morning and afternoon with large crowds attending the milestone event in the children’s lives. Fr Pádraig […]

THE annual Fenit Coastal Cycle takes place tomorrow morning and there’s still time to register if you want to get out and about for a spin. Celebrating 10 years of running the popular event, previous cycles have attracted almost 500 participants from across Munster and beyond. The cycle will take […]

TRALEE Boxing Club was absolutely delighted with the turnout last Friday for the town’s annual St Patrick’s Day Parade. A fine crew of our dedicated Clan prepared to face the weather and crowds in order to showcase the talent and diversity of our club again this year. Luckily, for all […]

Gardaí have arrested two people, a male in his 60s and a female in her 50s, this evening in relation to the discovery of the body of a male infant at White Strand, Caherciveen, on  April 14, 1984. They were arrested in the Munster region on suspicion of the offence […]

THE generosity of Kerry-based companies towards Pieta has almost doubled since 2021, as the number of local businesses to put their name on the Open for Business Wall at Kerry Airport has increased to 45. Inspirational Radio Kerry presenter Ian O’Connell unveiled the new wall in the Departures Hall and, […]

FREE publicly accessible wi-fi is now available in Listowel town as part of a EU initiative. Listowel is the first town in Kerry to benefit from the new service which was launched this week by the Cathaoirleach of the Listowel Municipal District, Cllr Aoife Thornton. WiFi4EU promotes free access to […]

THE 2023 Circuit of Kerry Rally was officially launched at the Rally HQ and title sponsor The Rose Hotel, Tralee on Wednesday night. Guests of honour at the launch were the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Mikey Sheehy, President of Tralee Chamber Alliance Nathan McDonnell and Cllr Terry O’Brien whose brother […]

IT’S been a momentous time for pupils from four local schools this week as Confirmations were held in St John’s Church. It was a shame that the weather was so terrible for the sixth class pupils from Moyderwell Mercy Primary School as they arrived for the early afternoon ceremony on […]

THE Munster Technological University Kerry Campus will host open days tomorrow, Friday, March 24 from 9.30am – 1.30pm and Saturday, March 25th from 10.00am – 1.00pm. This is a great opportunity to visit the University in person, meet lecturers and students and take a tour of the facilities on MTU […]

THE benefits of being active as we get older were emphasised at the second annual MTU Kerry campus Active Ageing event held earlier today. Organised by MTU Health & Leisure Department and students in conjunction with Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership, Healthy Ireland and Healthy Kerry, over 150 people attended […]

NEARLY 300 students from CBS The Green took part in a ‘fasting’ fundraiser on Tuesday in aid of Trócaire. Organised by the religion department at the school — Geraldine O’Dwyer, Fionán Fitzgerald, Anthony Cronin, Caroline Crowley and Emer O’Daly — there was great participation from first years right up to […]

A NETWORK of community groups taking action to enhance biodiversity from all over Kerry, is inviting gardeners and others to pledge and register the great work taking place in gardens and grasslands throughout the county for the benefit of our local pollinators and biodiversity. ‘From the Ground Up’ is a […]

THE County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards was held on Tuesday at MTU Tralee. Outstanding participation levels saw 22 mini-businesses being set up by over 120 second level school students involved in the competition. The competition promotes business idea development, structure, sourcing of finance, marketing/sales […]

KERRY Education and Training were given the keys to the new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí building in Tralee yesterday. Two years to the day from the commencement of the on-site construction works, the practical completion of the new building was confirmed. Over the next month, final preparations for the arrival of staff […]

IF you have been thinking about getting Invisalign Clear Braces and you would like to invest in your smile, then you are in luck! Mac Domhnaill Dental on Upper Rock Street are offering you some massive savings that you will not want to miss out on. On the 24th and […]

IF you are itching to embrace Spring with new adventures and wellness activities then pack your bags for the Wander Wild Festival – Ireland’s great outdoors festival. It’s on in Killarney from March 24th-26th and it’s the bucket list festival you don’t want to miss this year! With just 2 […]

MERCY Secondary School Mounthawk’s LEGO League robotics team (Mounthawk Masterminds) has made it to the final round of the first Lego League competition this weekend. The team competed in the Galway Regional Final on March 10 and saw the team showcase their skills and abilities across four areas: Robot Game, […]

Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown  The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, March 20th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 13, 16, 28 and the bonus ball was 8. Lucky Dip winners were as follows: […]

A STATUS Yellow rain warning has been issued for Kerry this afternoon and evening. Met Éireann advises that there’ll be wet and windy weather with localised flooding. Highest accumulations of rainfall will be in mountainous regions. The warning is valid from  Tuesday at 2pm until 8pm this evening. Heavy rain has […]

SINN Féin TD Pa Daly has called on all Kerry TDs to support his party’s motion to extend the ban on evictions this week. Deputy Daly said that most of the 3000 households and individuals facing eviction in April will have nowhere to go. The motion will be debated in the […]

GARDAI are investigating separate incidents of criminal damage and burglary over the past  week in the Tralee area. On Wednesday night/Thursday morning, windows on one of the old Tralee-Blennerville train carriages were smashed and graffiti written on the side of the carriage which is located in a storage area near […]

Kerry FC Academy had two teams in action last weekend. Both the under 17 and 19 teams travelled to UL Limerick but we’re unlucky to lose in both games. The under 17s travelled on Saturday to play Treaty. The Kerry team created several chances in a great first half. They […]

(1) Time Trials Well done to all swimmers from both our own club (Junior A & Seniors Squads) & Killarney Swimming Club, who participated in our long distance Time Trials Sunday Afternoon. A big thank you to our team of coaches, officials and parents for helping to make the event […]

Mc Carthy Insurance sponsored Am Am 17/3/23 1. John W Murphy, Brid Murphy, Teddy Reynolds, Rhona Johnson 86 2. Seamus Hoare, Barry Murphy, David Tarrant, Kevin Rolls 86 3. Padraig Sayers, Antoinette Sayers, Tom O Driscoll, Donal Buckley 85 Results- Club Sponsored singles 18th/19th March 2023. 1st Patrick J Stack […]

GAA GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS: A GAA scholarship, worth €170, may be obtained for a club member who might like to spend time improving his/her Irish i nGaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne during the summer. Any scholar, aged between 12 and 18 years, who is attending postprimary school may apply to our club for […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL; Due to the recent inclement weather, which left most pitches in unplayable conditions, the Tralee/St. Brendans League Final between ourselves and John Mitchels did not go ahead as scheduled last week-end. No new date has been fixed as we write. The Co. League got underway last weekend but […]