Archive for March, 2023

David Moriarty reports on the Kerry FC game at Mounthawk Park last night where Kerry picked up their first point in the league… Kerry FC 1-1 Treaty United On Friday night Kerry FC were back at home in Mounthawk Park, Tralee for the second Munster derby of the season. The opposition […]

THE sixth years from Tralee schools may have held their debs balls a couple of weeks ago during the mid-term break, but it was the turn of their younger schoolmates on Friday night. Transition Year students from around town and beyond gathered for a special TY Ball  in the Ballyroe […]

Alan Cantwell previews Garveys Tralee Warriors U20s who take on Maree in the quarter final of the U20 National League at the Tralee Sports Complex on Sunday… National League quarter final clash with MareeWarriors U20s Back Row L to R Donal O’Sullivan, Phoenix Costello, Jack Dakissia, Evan Boyle. Front Row L […]

A POINT on the board then and that’s the important thing from last night. Kerry FC drew 1-1 with Treaty United in Mounthawk Park on Friday in front of another sold-out crowd and they had a lot to cheer early on when Sean Kennedy got on the end of Leo […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… What is the Working Family Payment? Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax-free payment for employees with children. It supports people who are on low pay. You must […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic on treatments for skin around the eye area… The area around the eyes is so delicate and needs extra care and intention. The skin under your eyes can be up to 10 times thinner than the rest of your face. Under […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on a the Coen Brothers classic The Big Lebowski which was released 25 years ago this week… What makes a ‘cult classic’ – a particular film that has generated a dedicated and significant fan base over time. It usually has eccentric characters, played by charismatic […]

AFTER a hard-earned victory over Armagh in Tralee last Saturday night, it’s Ulster opposition again for the Kerry senior footballers this weekend. The  Kingdom make the long trip to Healy Park in Omagh where their old rivals Tyrone await for a 12.45pm throw-in on Sunday afternoon. Jack O’Connor has decided […]

A LOCAL postman has raised over €700 for the Kerry Cancer Support Group after a charity headshave held last weekend. Aidan Griffin held the event in The Huddle Bar last Friday night where he was joined by a few friends who also lost their locks — thanks to local barber […]

KERRY FC will be hoping to secure their first points in the SSE Airtricity First Division when they welcome Treaty United to Mounthawk Park this Friday evening in Matchday 3 of the season. The game has a kick-off time of 7:45 and it’s another sellout so if you haven’t a ticket, […]

THERE will be two Ballyseedy Massacre commemorations held on this Sunday. An event is being organised by the Ballyseedy Memorial Committee and the National Graves Association at 3.30pm. This commemoration is not affiliated to any political parties or groups. The organisers have requested that party/political banners/posters are not brought to […]

RACING fans had pens at the ready on Thursday night as experts gave their tips for the Cheltenham Festival at the annual preview event in Skelper Quanes. The Blennerville pub has hosted the night annually over the past number of years for various charities and good causes, raising ten of […]

GARDAI in Tralee have raised over €4,000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation after their annual festive fundraising event. As they do every year, members of the force were on The Mall with donation buckets on Wednesday, December 21, entertaining Christmas shoppers with their singing talents. They had help from local […]

KILLARNEY & District Motor Club have announced Assess Ireland as the new title sponsor for the 2023 International Rally of the Lakes. Established in 1999 with its head office in Tralee, Assess Ireland is a Motor Assessing and Engineering Inspection Service, providing a range of vehicle inspections and plant/engineering GA1 […]

A KERRY boxer will contest his first professional bout next month. Ballybunion native Maurice Falvey will make his debut on the Dylan Moran/Declan Geraghty topped Waterford card on Saturday, April 8. The Cashen Vale boxer has an impressive amateur record and signed with boxing promoter Tony Davitt back in January. Continued below… […]

THE official unveiling of the new information panel on St Brendan The Navigator took place this morning in Fenit. The information panel, which is in both Irish and English, is located adjacent to the playground and the entrance to the new greenway. It’s divided into three sections, with the first giving […]

THE future of ladies football in Abbeydorney appears to be in safe hands judging by the impressive array of medals, trophies and awards presented at the local club’s awards ceremony at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon. Over 270 guests attended the Abbeydorney LGFA event – the first in-person celebration […]

  FEBRUARY saw almost the same number of new car sales in Kerry compared to the same month in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 285 new car registrations in the county in February compared to 286 in the […]

FEBRUARY saw 289 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry, the highest number for the month since the same period in 2020. Back in February 2020 there were 449 people waiting on trolleys at UHK, the highest since records began back in 2006. The monthly Trolleywatch figures compiled by […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 16 property sales in the Tralee area in January in transactions fetching a total of €4,447,667. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in January was […]

KERRY Month of Enterprise (KMOE) celebrates 10 years in 2023 and taking place across the entire month of March, KMOE gives established businesses and budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to network and discover the assistance available to them in growing and sustaining a business in Kerry. The calendar of events for […]