Archive for October 5th, 2023

AFTER the wonderful success of last year, Tralee Chamber in partnership with Kerry County Council has announce the return of The Island Of Geese Festive Market as part of their 2023 Christmas programme. Despite some adverse weather, the markets were a big hit with locals and visitors to the town […]

SEPTEMBER saw a slight increase in the 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 98 new car registrations in the county in September compared to 95 in […]

A WELL-KNOWN past pupil came back to Holy Family NS on Wednesday to help the school celebrate another great achievement. Former Kerry footballer David Moran assisted in raising The Active School Flag (ASF) which is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns, with support from Transition Kerry, Kerry County Council and Irish Wildlife Trust (Kerry branch), will hold a community collaboration event at The Rose Hotel next Monday from 7:30-8:30pm. The aim is to work towards the creation of a Community Biodiversity Action Plan for the Tralee-Fenit Greenway. The organisers […]

A CARING Castlegregory teenager has this week taken the plunge and chopped 14 inches from her hair to help two charities. Transition Year student at Mean Scoil An Leith Truigh, Katie Crean (15), grew her hair over the last three years knowing that she would eventually donate it to charity. On […]

THE annual Architecture Kerry festival took place from Friday, September 22 to Sunday, October 1 this year. Building on the success of the previous five events, the celebration expanded this year as it showcased the affluent local architecture. The festival included dozens of free guided tours, exhibitions, and lectures that […]

Gardaí and emergency Services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision on the N69 – Glin to Tarbert Road, Co. Limerick yesterday evening. The collision occurred at approximately 10:00pm and involved a car and a pedestrian. A male, aged in his 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.  His […]