Archive for July 11th, 2023

RNLI representatives from Kerry took to the pitch during last Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship semi-final at Croke Park, to promote the charity’s water safety partnership with the GAA. Before the throw-in at the Clare and Kilkenny decider and in front of thousands gathered at the stadium, RNLI volunteers dressed […]

Kerry FC had 3 teams in action at the weekend with mixed results.Star billing this week undoubtedly goes to the under 15 team who accounted for Carlow Killkenny in a 7 goal thriller in Mounthawk Park on Sunday. The visitors dominated the opening quarter and had Kerry defending in numbers […]

PEIL FAOI 7: (i) Football as usual next Sunday morning (16ú Iúil) in Caherslee at 11am. Looking forward to seeing all our young stars once again! (ii) Brilliant skilful football was played on Thursday last (5.30pm). PEIL FAOI 9: (i) We gave a great welcome to Castleisland Desmonds this Tuesday […]

Kingdom swimming club took part in the Irish National Age Group Championship in Limerick last weekend, competition for swimmers aged 12-14, to round off the swimming season for this year. We can safely say our swimmers had a true Summer Nationals “Kingdom Experience”. We had outstanding performances from all our […]

THE government has approved €2.5 million to tackle vacancy and dereliction in Kerry. The funding is being allocated to Kerry County Council in Call Three of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), a fund to tackle vacancy and dereliction in our towns and cities. The local authority will acquire […]

A NEW humanitarian scheme agreed today by Government ministers will provide up to €200,000 for small businesses, community, voluntary and sporting bodies who, through no fault of their own, had been unable to obtain flood insurance and were affected by recent floods in Kerry in June. Flooding occurred in Tralee, […]

WHILE entertainment was the order of the night at the recent Friends of UHK Night At The Dogs, it was also a chance to raise awareness with the public of the signs of stroke. The Stroke Unit’s Clinical Nurse Specialist Mary Donovan and Stroke Unit Consultant Dr Barry Moynihan were […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns are hosting a Pop Up Repair Café this Saturday from 10am to 4pm in Maddens of Milk Market Lane to help people mend or refresh belongings to extend their lifespan. It can often seem easier to throw away a damaged item than attempt to repair it. Sometimes, even […]

THE Killarney Coffee Cup Project was launched today as it announced plans to make Killarney Ireland’s first single use coffee cup free town. The decision to move to a reusable takeaway system has been taken following an agreement by 25 local independent coffee shops and 21 hotels. It is estimated […]

PRESIDENT Michael D. Higgins presented three young people from Kerry with the Gaisce Gold Award in a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday. The ceremony awarded 98 young people for their outstanding commitment to personal development and contribution to society. Ciaran Sears from Tralee, Ian Coleman Horgan from Beaufort and […]