Archive for May 31st, 2023

FURTHER results from Census 2022 were released today by the Central Statistics Office pertaining to Kerry, revealing more about life in the Kingdom. Of Kerry’s population of 156,458 (a rise of 6% on 2016), 79,071 were female and 77,387 were male, which means there were 98 males for every 100 […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in May was the highest for that month since records began and almost double May 2022 numbers. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation trolley watch figures for the month showed there were 276 patients waiting on trolleys at UHK […]

ALDI and the IRFU have announced that Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn in Tralee are one of two schools in Kerry to have won €5,000 in this year’s ALDI Play Rugby sticker competition. Along with Filemore National School in Caherciveen, the Gaelscoil was among the ten lucky runners-up in this year’s competition, which […]

KERRY County Council says they will work with the business community to ensure there are family events and activities on the streets of Tralee during the Rose of Tralee Festival. Following the recent announcement by the Rose of Tralee International Festival Committee that they will not provide street entertainment during […]

NINE projects in Kerry will share €96,263  in funding announced today through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF). Over €2.5 million is being awarded to local authorities nationwide under the fund announced today by Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform.  Projects in Kerry approved this […]

STAFF from Presentation Secondary School gathered at The Ashe Hotel on Friday last to celebrate the contribution of retired colleagues and to mark the end of the school year. Teachers Marie Hand and Margaret O’Connell and former principal Mary Kennelly were feted on the night, lauded for their dedication to […]

IT was a cloudy, but dry Sunday morning in the Town Park as pupils, their families and staff from St John’s Parochial School Tralee gathered for a family fun run in Tralee Town Park. There was a lovely atmosphere as the school community came together with the aim of the run to […]

KILLARNEY Cycle Club is inviting participants for the Three Peaks Challenge in mid-June. The sportive, which takes place on Saturday, June 17 at 10am, covers some of the most rugged and beautiful landscape in Ireland, with a choice of 100km and 75km routes. This could be the perfect warm-up for […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle has some last minute advice for 2023 State Exams candidates to help them reap the rewards for all the hard work they’ve put in… The waiting is almost over for about 134,800 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle students as the exams get under way next Wednesday, […]

Kerry FC Academy had 3 teams in cup action at the weekend. The under 17 and 19 teams won in dramatic fashion. However the under 14 side lost out in an 8 goal thriller. Star billing this week goes to JP Mullin’s under 19 team. They advanced in the Enda […]