Archive for May, 2023

IT was party time for the ladies from Phoenix Women’s Shed last Thursday as they celebrated a first birthday. They have been holding events at the Pipers Band Hall, Matt Talbot Road, for the past year and the ladies enjoyed a tea party with birthday cake, goodies, music and more. […]

MUNSTER Technological University has announced the winners of this year’s ‘Haberdashery — Circular & Sustainable Design’ programme coinciding with global Revolution Fashion Week 2023. Ireland’s Knowledge Center for Carbon Climate and Community Action (IKC3) and the CIRCBIO research group at MTU are working with transition year students to advance their sustainability knowledge, […]

NEARLY €9m in capital funding has been announced this morning to support Kerry Healthcare services across 2023. University Hospital Kerry will receive over €8.5 million in funding this year for a host of key projects including €4.5 million to extend and refurbish the existing pathology laboratory. In this tranche of […]

A LOCAL Garda who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year has created a music video inspired by Elton John. Mary Gardiner, a mum of three, originally from Bishopstown in Cork but now domociled in Tralee, has released the video to coincide with 100K in 30 Days for breast cancer […]

IT was standing room only in St John’s Church on Friday afternoon as over 200 students  celebrated the end of their schooldays. The Mercy Mounthawk Graduation Day was another emotional affair as the seven classes and Leaving Cert Applied students gathered with their families to mark the milestone in their […]

David Moriarty reports on last night’s SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Men’s First Division game at Mounthawk Park… KERRY FC 0–6 WEXFORD FC Kerry FC played their second home game in two weeks on Friday evening against Wexford FC. Kerry came into the fixture after a tough 2-0 loss at […]

IT was an emotional night for a local legend who was honoured at the Tralee Magic Basketball Club Awards on Wednesday. Jimmy Diggins has been involved in basketball in the town for around 55 years and he became the first inductee into the Tralee Magic Hall of Fame, to add […]

By Deirdre Ní Chochlán (teacher) AN important chapter in the lives of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 6th year students came to an end on Thursday evening as they gathered to celebrate their graduation. The occasion was held in the glorious evening sunshine at the new school campus. Students Kiana Breathnach and Philip […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Landlords must register residential tenancies with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) every year and update the RTB if information about a tenancy changes. The RTB uses this information to […]

RADIO Kerry presenter and Kerry Hospice Ambassador, Deirdre Walsh, launched the local Sunflowers Day appeal yesterday at the Palliative Care Unit at UHK. Sunflower Days take place on June 9/10 and is a huge national fundraiser for so many Hospices. Last year the event raised over €40,000 locally. This event is in […]

IT’S been a busy week at Coláiste Gleann Lí as the academic year comes to a close. The annual school awards were held on Wednesday, while a day later it was time for the sixth year cohort to say farewell to their schooldays at a special graduation ceremony. It was […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours Hospital, answers frequently asked questions by their patients about the hair restoration procedure, one of the most popular procedures at CHRC… How does it work? At CHRC, we are the only healthcare provider in Ireland with the state-of-the-art ARTAS iX robotic hair restoration […]

PUPILS and staff in St John’s Parochial School Tralee are inviting friends and families from near and far to join them on this Sunday for a family fun run in Tralee Town Park. The aim of the run is to raise funds to build a playground for the children within […]

COISTE Áiseanna na hÓige Teo were announced overall winners of the 2023 Kerry Community Awards at a packed ceremony held in The Rose Hotel in Tralee last night (Thursday). The group, based at Ard Na Gréine in Dingle, is a Family Support Centre and Early Years Facility serving West Kerry. A number […]

TRALEE International Resource Centre (TIRC), Killarney Immigrant Support Centre (KASI) and the African community in Kerry (AFCOM) are celebrating Africa day this Sunday with a big day of celebration in Tralee Town Park. The groups are organising an African party for the entire county which will bring together different African […]

A FIRE caused extensive damage to a building on the Mitchels Road last night. Emergency services were called to the area in the early hours of Thursday and the fire service extinguished the blaze. However, the fire gutted the building — which was the former Lockes Shop many years ago. […]

THERE’s just over a week to go until the three-day Listowel Races Summer Festival Meeting from Saturday, June 3rd to Monday the 5th over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Attending a photo-call this week in Listowel to officially launch the new Style Stakes Sunday, June 4 was the head judge […]

THIS Sunday will see hundreds converge on Spa National School for the 2023 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’. This hugely popular event was first held in 2014 and has become a firm favourite on the community calendar in the Spa. This year’s event coincides with the tenth anniversary of Donal’s […]

IT was a special Thursday for 124 students at CBS The Green, as a graduation day was held to mark the end of their schooldays. It was clear from the decorations in the assembly hall — with its balloon arch and faces of the students on the bunting — and […]

INTERNATIONALLY renowned traditional music supremos Frankie Gavin and De Dannan are heading to Milltown this August Bank Holiday Weekend to perform at the Féile Lughnasadh festival. The award-winning band who have been a feature of the Irish music scene for almost 50 years will perform open-air in the Square in […]

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) at Kerry ETB has announced an event as part of Cruinniú na nÓg the national day of child and youth creativity in Ireland. Taking place on Saturday, June 10, at the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at MTU Tralee, all of Kerry’s Youth Theatres are coming […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle has welcomed news that the Leaving Certificate results will be released earlier this year… A bit of good news is always welcome before any big event. That’s exactly what public exam candidates received on Wednesday afternoon when the State Examinations Commission (SEC) announced that the Leaving […]

THE annual Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Student Awards took place at the new school building at Clonmore on Tuesday afternoon with a plethora of honours handed out to students. The awards ceremony is a celebration of student’s achievements during the year. Awards recognising sport, culture and the Irish language were only some of those awards received […]

THE academic year 2022/2023 was another strong year of growth for Coláiste Gleann Lí post-primary school and this was celebrated on Wednesday morning. In congratulating the students, the Principal of the school Mr. Liam McGill outlined the great strides the school has made in the area of Science, Technology, Maths, […]

WITH news of the passing of the great Tina Turner yesterday, local fans will have a chance to hear her music performed live by a renowned tribute act in the coming weeks. Siamsa Tíre will host ‘Rebecca O’Connor as Tina Turner — Simply The Best’ on Sunday, June 4, while she’ll […]

TRALEE hotels feature prominently is the latest Tripadvisor list of Travellors Choice, ‘Best of the Best’ Hotels in Ireland. The Meadowlands Hotel is at No.6, Ballygarry Estate at No.10 and Manor West Hotel at No.11. Other Kerry hotels to feature in the Top 25 list are the Muckross Park Hotel and […]

THE Tralee-based Seriously Sound Food Co. will see its product featured on RTE’s ‘Today’ show this Thursday. Owned by Tralee men Richard Sharp and Shane O’Connor the company which makes plant-based meat alternatives, will see their Seriously Sound Plant-Based Chicken championed as part of the daily food slot with Daithi […]

ST Brendan’s Park FC’s Women’s Social Soccer team are hosting a charity 7-a-side soccer blitz in aid of ADAPT Kerry Women’s Refuge and Support Services on Saturday, May 27 with the first match kicking off at 10am. Entry to Christy Leahy Park on the day will be €5 with free […]

CURROW National School were overall winners of the START Trophy 2023 at an event in the University of Galway recently. Three primary schools who used scientific methods to answer questions about well-being, education and fitness in the classroom, took part in the event. Organised by the Health Research Board-Trials Methodology Research […]

LEE Strand has joined forces with Comfort for Chemo Kerry for this year’s annual Lee Strand 550 night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on this Friday, May 26. The support of Lee Strand will allow Comfort for Chemo Kerry to generate much needed funds with all admissions, auction, raffle, restaurant […]