Articles by: Fergus Dennehy

  TraleeToday.ie’s Fergus Dennehy writes about his favourite running route around town…  AS only a recent convert to the running phenomenon, this writer never thought that he’d be writing about his favourite route to run. My current favourite  is an approximate five-miler that starts from the Aqua Dome car park […]

IT’S a given really that you shouldn’t be jumping out of cars at any point, but try telling this budding stuntman in the video below. Popular website, Joe.ie, put up a story yesterday (here) telling of Tralee lads, Nicholas O’Halloran and Ryan Lynch recreating a move that all Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game players […]

It’s a really busy weekend in and around Tralee with loads of family entertainment to enjoy. Here’s six things you can get up to… FRIDAY 1. CELEBRATION OF LIGHT: Friday night will see the return of a very special event as Recovery Haven holds their now annual ‘Celebration of Light’ event at […]

THE ‘Friends Of Kerry General Hospital’ are preparing to host their annual fundraising night to help procure specialised equipment for use in the hospital. The Benefit Night will be held on Friday, July 3 at the Tralee Greyhound Stadium, with 10 high class races on the cards for spectators, the first race starting at 7.55pm. […]

IT’S the biggest show to ever come out of our shores and with rumours of a sixth Love/Hate series hitting our screens next year, the news that a major star is coming to Killorglin this weekend is sure to cause quite the reaction among his many fans. Robert Sheehan, famous for playing […]

ONE Tralee man will certainly need all the  energy that he can muster when competing in the ‘Energia 24 Hour Race’ in Belfast on July 17/18. Mitchels area native, Tom Foley, will put his endurance to the test when he takes to the 400m long Mary Peters’ Track where he will attempt to […]

AFTER many a false start, Vincent Browne finally brought his long awaited ‘Peoples Debate’ to Kerry this week, with the show airing on TV3 last night. There were many talking points from the debate last night and as usual, the great Irish public took to Twitter to express their views […]

A LOCAL local hotelier is set to appear on our screens during the next season of ‘At Your Service’. Padraig McGillicuddy of Ballygarry House Hotel will soon be teaming up with the popular hotelier and TV presenter, Francis Brennan, for an episode of the show, which will air when the new season begins […]

IT’LL be a lively affair at the Wetlands this Saturday as local students and bands get set to host a music concert that will be broadcast online. Students from the Kerry ETB Broadcast, Television and Production Class have been organising the event which is all set to take place in the Tralee […]

BALLYBEGGAN is all set for the off at the Kerry International Horse and Pony Racing Championships this Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28. The event is now the largest Horse and Pony two day meet in the country and over the weekend it will shell out over €19,000 in prize money. The event, which […]

A RECENT fundraising campaign by Glenderry NS in Ballyheigue has proven to be a massive success after they raised the huge sum of €32,000 for the development of a new astroturf pitch. The school and parents association had made the decision at the start of the year that the area at the […]

  VOTING is now underway in the ‘Iarnród Éireann Best Station Award 2015’ with the public being encouraged to cast their votes and rate their station in a number of categories. Locals are encouraged to go online and vote for the Tralee Casement station which can be done through the […]

CONTESTANTS are tuning up and the judges are preparing to be wowed as The ‘Voice Of Tralee’ comes closer. It’s set to be a fantastic event for the excellent cause of the Recovery Haven and organisers have detailed what guests will enjoy for their €20 admission to the contest. Taking place […]

PARENTS in Tralee are being encouraged to get their child’s car seat checked for free next month as part of a new safety campaign called ‘Check It Fits’ from the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The campaign will be visiting various locations around Kerry between July 7 and July 10 where experts will be […]

A TRALEE Dynamos player has seen his hard work and talent pay off after he recently signed a four year contract to join English side Brighton & Hove Albion. Sixteen year-old Rian O’Sullivan from Camp has just completed his Junior Certificate at Mercy Mounthawk, but there’s no time to rest up […]

  FANS of the art of step dancing will want to make note of June 26 on their calendars, with the launch of a new DVD showcasing its origins in Kerry. The film which is called ‘The Origins Of Kerry Step Dance’ will be launched at a night being hosted by […]

STUDENTS from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school made the big step towards adulthood today as they celebrated their graduation from the school, where they no doubt have experienced many great memories over the years. The school hall was full of family, friends and staff members as they looked on […]

Young writer, Fergus Dennehy, says his peers have been shocked and saddened by the tragedy in Berkeley this week. But there is also the sense that it could have happened to their friends, family members or even themselves…. What is it about the Berkeley tragedy that has affected the mood of the entire country? Realistically, […]

THE Kerry Camino walk has is featured on the RTÉ lifestyle section with sports journalist Tadhg Peavoy documenting his journey along the famous route. The Kerry Camino was started just two years ago by Tralee people and has grown in popularity, tracing the route that St. Brendan took when he walked along the peninsula in […]

TEAM Kerry have recently claimed their first ever international success after they emerged triumphant in a basketball tournament held in Biarritz, France. The U-14 all-girls team clinched a famous win over BCLA from Toulouse over the weekend to  claim the ‘Antton Pebet Title’ for Kerry for the first time, coming home […]

LOCAL runners and organisers put the finishing touches to their preparations for the ‘Summer Solstice 10k’ run taking place this Sunday, June 21. This will be the tenth anniversary of the run which was started back in 2005 by Jim McNeice as he looked to raise money for the ‘Irish Heart […]

THE Centrepoint Building will welcome new tenants next week when the staff of the Kerry Education and Training Board (KETB) relocate to the premises. The staff will move from their current base in the Riverside House at Dan Spring Road to the more centrally located building on John Joe Sheehy Road. The building […]

SOCIAL Box TV were out and about over the weekend at the ‘Féile na mBláth Park Family Festival’ where they got some great footage of the festivities and events that took place. The 7-minute long clip, from the locally-based YouTube channel, highlights the fantastic work that went into this year’s […]

THE success of the ‘Walk 4 Life’ event held back in April was evident yesterday as organisers from the walk presented a cheque for  €5,860 to their selected charities. Colin Aherne and Lorraine Bowler were delighted at the NEKD offices yesterday as they saw the labours of their hard work pay off. […]

WHILE Ballybeggan is looking forward to welcoming back racing at the upcoming Kerry International Horse and Pony two-day festival on June 27-28, there was a different type of horsepower on display last weekend at the famous course. A new video, released by ‘Kerry Motor Club’ for the 2015 Autosolo Championship, shows there […]

KERRY has been ranked amongst the elite of Europe for family holiday destinations in a new feature by the travel heavyweights ‘Lonely Planet’. The kingdom is joined in a top ten list of ‘Best Places For Family Holidays In Europe 2015’, by some of the most spectacular and iconic tourist destinations […]

WELL, you can’t say that you weren’t warned! A photo of a warning sign on a gate near Fenit has been doing the rounds on social media (we saw it on the West End Bar’s Facebook page) after it was spotted earlier this week. You really couldn’t have come up with a […]

A LOCAL youth group is currently on the look-out for support from the people of Kerry after they recently entered into the Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE Youth Awards. ‘Transforum Alley Youthreach’ which is based in Tralee has entered its film project entitled ‘Drag’ (see video below) into the Awards and […]

LAST week saw more than 500 people attend the launch of the new book about the life and success of the Kerry athlete, John Lenihan, which is entitled ‘Tough As Leather’. Lenihan, the former ‘World Mountain Running Champion’ from Ballymac, has run more than 140,000 miles during his illustrious career, the […]

  WHILE it might be sometimes easy to forget that we live in a beautiful part of the world, it only takes a simple video like the one below to make you stop and take note. Alanna Diggin, a local filmmaker and internet blogger, spent a few days filming in […]