Archive for June 18th, 2024

Repro Free : Féile na mBláth Park Festival is fighting fit for Friday the 28th through to Sunday 30th of June : Pictured at the Launch in Tralee's town park were : , Robby Rother , Sandara Leahy , Eamon Cunningham KCC , Terry O'Brian Mayor of Tralee , Ronan Deasy Kerry Group and Claudia Kohler . and at the back were puppeteers Poppy Smith 13 from Castleisland and Ella Gethin 16 from Tralee . This year’s Féile na mBláth at the Park Festival returns for its 19th year and a little later than usual due to the local area elections. The festival will run from Friday the 28th through to Sunday 30th of June in the Tralee Town Park. Thanks to Kerry County Council – Tralee Municipal District, entry to the festival and its events will once again be 100% Free. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD . Domnick Walsh Photographer is an Irish Aviation Authority ( IAA ) approved Quadcopter Pilot. Tralee Co Kerry Ireland. Mobile Phone : 00 353 87 26 72 033 Land Line        : 00 353 66 71 22 981 E/Mail :        info@dwalshphoto.ie Web Site :    www.dwalshphoto.ie ALL IMAGES ARE COVERED BY COPYRIGHT © Féile na mBláth Park Festival is fighting fit this June This year’s Féile na mBláth at the Park Festival returns for its 19th year and a little later than usual due to the local area elections. The festival will run from Friday the 28th through to Sunday 30th of June in the Tralee Town Park. Thanks to Kerry County Council – Tralee Municipal District, entry to the festival and its events will once again be 100% Free. The launch of the festival will take place on Friday following the election of the new Mayor of Tralee in the Chamber buildings. There will be an afternoon of music and food with a ‘Matilda the Musical Sing-a-long’ Cinema evening in the Kerry Group Marquee to celebrate the start of the School holidays. The festival will be fighting fit this year with the welcome return of Déise Medieval with over thirty warriors and reenactors with their tented village which will be manned by experienced reenactors from around Ireland. All participants will dress, live and work in an authentic recreation of Viking life. Authentic cooking is done over the open fire and all the re-enactors are friendly (in the most part!) and very experienced in demonstrations and will present a number of Battles for Tralee during their stay in the Park. Saturday is the United Nationals ‘Tropics Day’ and a host of activities are planned for all the family to get involved with including the weekly Park Runs, Flower Demonstrations by Tralee Flower & Garden Club, Emergency Services, Juggling workshops, Drum Circles, Pipe Band Performances and a ‘Creatable Inflatable Parade’ rounding off the evening with an evening of Set and Céilí Dancing until late. Sunday morning will kick off with the traditional morning Mass followed by Music Generation Kerry & Sempre Strings. The Festival will celebrate International Parliamentarism Day with a chance for the public to meet and chat with your newly elected Councillors in the Tralee LEA. Beidh ‘Pop Up Gaeltacht’ mar chuid d’Fhéile na Bhláth í mbliana. Buail isteach I gcóir comhrá nó cúpla focal (Fáilte roimh gah leibhéal). Local Performing Arts Group will showcase their talents, the Traditional Dog Show later in the afternoon and of course the centrepiece of Féile na mBláth is the Tralee Flower & Garden Club Competitions in the Flower Marquee with the Prizegiving later Sunday evening. Daily visitors to the festival are being encouraged to Cycle, Park ‘N’ Charge along with being conscious to re-cycling & reuse when travelling to, from and while at the Festival. There will be the traditional Food and Craft Stalls as well as Art in the Park, Tralee Community Garden workshops & Meitheal, free entry to Kerry County Museum with a presentation of ‘The Last Prince’, Bouncy Castles, Small Kids Amusements and much more. Further information on all events can be seen on www.festivaltralee.com or the Festivals Facebook Page @parkfestivaltralee ------END------ FURTHER INFO: Contact – Bryan Carr (Event Coordinator) 086 8389771 bryancarr7@live.com

Féile na mBláth Fun Returns To Tralee This Month

June 18, 2024 at 8:26 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS year’s Féile na mBláth at the Park Festival returns for its 19th year from Friday , June 28 to Sunday, June  30 in the Tralee Town Park. Thanks to Kerry County Council – Tralee Municipal District, entry to the festival and its events will once again be 100% free. The […]

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Joseph Curtain (right) enjoying the Clay Creation Workshop with Tralee Pottery Club owner Amy Smith at Collis Sandes House Tralee as part of the Cruinniú na nÓg events day - Photo by Mark O'Sullivan

PHOTOS: Well-Attended Events For Cruinniú na nÓg In Tralee

June 18, 2024 at 2:29 pm Comments are Disabled

FOLLOWING on from last year’s resounding success, Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 took place last Saturday with events all over the county. Creative Ireland along with Kerry County Council’s Arts Office coordinated and programmed over 70 free creative workshops and events throughout Kerry for children and young people from ages one […]

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Valentia Island Development Company and the Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation, in partnership with Kerry County Council,  were delighted to welcome a delegation from Newfoundland who are visiting Valentia as part of the UNESCO Heritage project. The delegation led by the Honourable Steve Crocker, left, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation and also included a number of his officials and members of the local community from the town of Hearts Content. This is a return visit as Hearts Content has received a delegation from Kerry in August of 2023. With the Minister outgoing Cathaoirleach Kenmare Municipal District, Helen Barry-O'Connor, Deirdre Murphy, Kerry County Council, Leonard Hobbs, Chairman Valentia Cable Project, Scott Andrew, Newfoundland Delegation, Siobhan Griffin, Kerry County Council, Niamh O'Sullivan, Kerry County Council, Gerry Osmond, Assistant Minister Arts, Culture and Heritage, John Knightly, Valentia Cable Project. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan/FREE PICS***

Newfoundland Delegation In Valentia To Discuss Transatlantic Cable Project

June 18, 2024 at 1:03 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Valentia Island Development Company and the Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation, in partnership with Kerry County Council,  were delighted this week to welcome a delegation from Newfoundland who are visiting Valentia as part of the UNESCO Heritage project. The delegation was led by the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and […]

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Anluan Dunne with Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan at Tralee Courthouse earlier this month.

Local Green Party Member Pays Tribute To Eamon Ryan

June 18, 2024 at 12:40 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL Green Party member has paid tribute to Eamon Ryan who is stepping down as leader of the Green Party. Ryan is expected to continue as Minister for Transport, Climate, Environment and Communications when he steps down as leader of the Green Party after a cabinet meeting this morning. […]

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Paula Brassil (seated second from left) at her retirement function with daughter Laura, husband Maurice and son Billy. At back is Harry McCann, Pat Costello, Mary Costello, Rachel McCann, Bryan Costello and Emma Costello at Paula's retirement function at Lotties at The Ashe Hotel on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Paula Says Farewell To Moyderwell School After 25 Years

June 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

WITH the primary school year coming to a close, it’s inevitable that many teachers are coming to that time when they decide to ‘hang up the chalk’. This is the case for Paula Brassil of Moyderwell Mercy Primary School, who retires after 25 years in the school. Around 70 people […]

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Pupils from 3rd-6th Class, Fybough National School, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry who won the Community Champions award for their classroom business, Photo Buddies as part of the Junior Entrepreneur Programme 2024. The pupils invested in Photo Buddies to photograph local beauty spots and create mounted original prints for sale. The pupils are pictured with teacher Eileen Lovett and Principal Vanessa Clifford with some of their photographs near the foot of Caherconree and Bartregaum mountains. Photo: Jerry Kennelly | NO REPRODUCTION FEE

Kerry School Wins ‘Community Champions’ Category In Junior Entrepreneur Programme Awards

June 18, 2024 at 11:15 am Comments are Disabled

THIRD to sixth class in Fybough National School, Castlemaine, received the Community Champions Award for their JEP business, Photo Buddies, in the All-Island Junior Entrepreneur Programme Awards announced today. Glenderry NS, Kilgarvan NS and Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn also made the Top 30 in the programme this year. Fybough N teacher, […]

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The new N69 Listowel Bypass opens today.

New N69 Listowel Bypass Opens To Traffic From This Afternoon

June 18, 2024 at 10:32 am Comments are Disabled

THE new N69 Listowel Bypass will be fully opened to traffic for the first time this afternoon. The road development consists of the realignment of a section of the N69 and is approximately 6km in length. The €61m scheme includes approximately 4km of a new single carriageway and approximately 2.5km […]

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