Archive for April 19th, 2023

TRALEE Magic Basketball Club are hosting a table quiz this Thursday, April 20 at 8pm in Skelper Quane’s, Blennerville. Tables of four at €40 per table. There will be a raffle with plenty of fabulous spot prizes as well as finger food on the night. One of the top raffle prizes is a […]

TRALEE Toastmasters celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their chartering last Sunday at a special function held at Ballyseedy Castle. Current and former officers and members of the Club were joined by District 71 Director Brenda Lannon, the most senior Toastmaster Officer in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Division Director Maura […]

THERE are a number of Kerry finalists shortlisted in the Irish Women’s Awards 2023. Run by Creative Oceanic, the third Irish Women’s Awards ceremony will recognise and celebrate Irish female talent. Finalists have been shortlisted based on public nominations. Among the Kerry nominees are Doireann Barrett from Tralee in the […]

A TEAM from a local national school performed brilliantly at the annual National Credit Union Schools Quiz Finals earlier this month. The four sixth class pupils from Listellick NS, Moira Butler, Joseph Field, David Ahern and Sophie Brick, travelled to the RDS in Dublin on Sunday, April 2, and were just […]

THE Kerry launch of National Arthritis Week (NAW) took place this week at Tobar Naofa in Moyderwell to promote events taking place between April 24th-28th. This year’s theme is Physical Activity or Let’s Get Physical. Current research has shown that movement and exercise has a positive and beneficial effect on […]

OVER 1,000 people attended the Kerry Jobs Fair at The Rose Hotel Tralee on Tuesday. The event was co-ordinated by Elaine Kennedy of NEWKD in collaboration with Department of Social Protection and Tralee Chamber Alliance. Employers were offering hundreds of jobs across a range of sectors including technology, office admin, […]

THERE was a massive turnout for Banna Coastcare’s first ever marram grass planting event on Sunday morning. Almost 60 volunteers joined Banna Coastcare to help protect the dunes that have become eroded and fragile over the years.  Volunteers focused on a large blow out just north of the main carpark, […]

TWO Kerry students were honoured at the University of Galway’s 38th annual Sports Awards recently. During the ceremony, the University presented 14 awards recognising sporting performance, leadership and participation, as well as those that contribute to the running and development of the University of Galway Sports Clubs. Ciarán Fitzgerald from […]

By Heidi Giles (Club Captain) This past weekend saw Tralee Rowing Club transition from Head of the River time trial season into the side by side straight course racing of regatta season. There were 45 rowers — women and men, from Junior 14 to Masters — who entered Skibbereen regatta. […]